At 09:48 AM 9/17/01 +0200 Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM wrote:
>It is a "point of view" if someone can disagree with it. I think it is fair
>to assume that someone like Ossama bin Laden disagrees with you when you say
>"the US is not evil", which makes your statement a point of view, not a
>fact. Likewise, your statement "the US has done nothing wrong" is a POV, not
>a fact, because someone (me) disagrees with it.
The presence of disagreement does not imply the absence of fact.
>Things like "grass is green" and "the Earth is flat" can be (dis)proven by
>science (although I can imagine there is some species of grass out there
>that has a reddish colour). The statement "the US is evil" and "the US has
>done nothing wrong" can not be (dis)proven by science.
You haven't been reading Dan M.'s postings....... :) How often has Dan
said that "science is not about truth?"
I must refer to my above comment above. The absence of "proof" about the
US being good and our terrorist enemies being evil does not change the
absolute facts of whether or not they are good and evil. Again, the
presence of a disagreement does not imply the absence of facts. Good and
Evil will exist, whether some people choose to recognize it or not is
entirely up to them.
JDG
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